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All posts for the month January, 2019

With my eyes wanting to shut and my head getting dizzy because I’ve been up for almost 20 hours now, I am writing this first post of 2019 to look back on the year that was.

2018 was a year of firsts for me; a lot of new things, experiences, and feelings happened to me along with sudden changes and unexpected turn of events which is why I think that last year was indeed a roller coaster ride! 🎢

FIRST THINGS FIRST

I started the year with an attempt to watch my weight. 😁So I let myself go on a “Meatless Monday” challenge which I was able to do for 4 months straight. I decided to stop though since I am having a hard time figuring out what to eat. 😅 I recorded these Mondays on my Instagram stories so I can show the world aka my friends that I am not cheating on my meals. lol

SELF PROCLAIMED FOODIE

After weeks of hesitation, I have decided to create my own food page on FB where I can post reviews and insights of food places in Cavite. All it took was 1 boring graveyard shift in January then the page was up in no time. 😅 It now has almost 20,000 followers and I am hoping to reach more this year and share with them all the lovely food of my hometown. 🤗

TURN OF EVENTS

February is special. Of course, that’s my birthday month! 😂 I spent it in Subic with my friends; filled with booze and laughter and of course non stop food trip. Right after I went back from my birthday leave, I was greeted by the news that I was being retrenched from work and I have only 2 days left to finalize things. It was a bitter-sweet moment for me. First time in more than 7 years that I will not be working. And though my mindset was “ahhh I can finally rest!”, deep inside I was like “oh shit what am i going to do now” 😬

DOWNTIME

I indulged myself with 5 months of downtime, mostly trying to do things for myself. I spent summer with my friends in Lucban and was able to visit Siargao without filing a vacation leave! I was always on the go whenever friends asked me to meet with them. I visited museums, went on more food trips than my body can handle lol, I stayed up late listening to my favorite songs, even went to the gym for 2 months because andami kong time! I watched concerts (LANY and Ed Sheeran) and went on staycations to make up on lost sleep from 7 years of working. It was fun.. it really was! Until I found myself alone several times, confused and struggling to find my sense of purpose. That’s when I decided to go back to work; distraction and income sound good to me! So come July, (after several emotional breakdowns), I am back in my previous company for a new challenge to take with a more mature mindset. 🤔

ME AND PEOPLE

I want to give myself a tap on the back for opening up to people in 2018. Well, yeah I know I still have awkward small talks and several missed high fives and failed beso, but believe me, I have improved so much with my people skills! Haha Someone even told me that my aura seems lighter now than the previous years that she knew me. 😅 I guess it was because of my realization that I can’t go around always shutting people out (though I still have those unavoidable moments). I also love the fact that I am now more in touch with my friends; we make time to meet once in a while and talk as often as we can. 😊 I also met some wonderful people in 2018, not gonna name names but I hope to God that you are reading this. Yes you, I am talking about you. 🤙

GOING PLACES

Lucky enough, I was able to visit 3 countries in 2018: Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea. I super enjoyed the first two but Korea is extra special to me. It was my first time to travel solo and it was an amazing experience! I totally recommend it! 🤗

ALL THINGS KOREAN

Thanks to 2 of my friends, I have officially joined the Korean culture fandom (is that how you call it lol) halfway through 2018. 🤗 I started watching K-dramas, movies, listening to Korean songs and eating Korean food. I discovered BTS and fell in love with them! haha A lot of people got surprised that I became a fan, but in all honesty, I think my korean heart was just waiting to be discovered. ☺️

SELF DISCOVERY

2018 has also been a journey of self-discovery. So many things I didn’t know about myself that I was able to find out this year. I didn’t know I can get sad out of little things, be happy when it is quiet, feel things I haven’t felt before, laugh as if it was my last and that I can daydream for hours. 😆 As the saying goes, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” so I plan on continuing this for the years to come. 🙂

So there, I might have left out some details but these are basically the highlights of last year. Let’s start the new year right. Remember to always love and be kind. 🤗 For now, I will sleep the rest of the first day of 2019 away. See you, my friends! ❤️